John Baldwin
John Baldwin
| Born | 1744-01-13 Billerica, MA |
| Father | William Baldwin |
| Mother | Mary Farmer |
| Spouses |
Susannah Chamberlain |
John Baldwin (born 1743/4) was the eldest son of William Baldwin (1710 to 1762) and Mary Farmer, born in Billerica on January 13, 1743/4, and grew up on the family homestead on the east side of the County Road north of the meeting house, where the John Baldwin House stands at 376 Boston Road. On March 7, 1769 he married Susannah Chamberlain; the town record names him "John Ter[tius]," John Baldwin the third, since two older men of the name were then living in the family. Hazen gives the date as March 17. Their daughter Rebecca was born on April 8, 1770.
His father had died without a will in December 1762, leaving a homestead of about forty-three acres with its buildings, and his mother administered the estate. As the eldest son John was entitled to a double share. He had moved to Andover by 1773, and on March 26 of that year "John Baldwin of Andover, in the County of Essex, yeoman" sold his two shares in his father's real estate, and his share of the personal estate, to his brothers William and Thomas for 40 pounds. William went on to buy out the other heirs and kept the farm.
After Susannah's death he married a widow Sanders of Tewksbury, and Hazen says that he lived in Tewksbury, where he had other children.
References
- Hazen, History of Billerica (1883), Genealogical Register p. 7, BALDWIN 14
- Vital Records of Billerica to 1850, births p. 6: John, s. William and Mary, Jan. 13, 1743-4
- Vital Records of Billerica to 1850, marriages p. 220: John "Ter" [tertius] and Susannah Chamberlain, Mar. 7, 1769
Title References
| Date | Type | Grantor | Grantee | Summary | Property | Recorded |
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| 1764 | Administration, Inventory and Division | Estate of William Baldwin of Billerica, yeoman (1710-1762), intestate | Mary (Farmer) Baldwin, widow and administratrix; the heirs; in 1806 the heirs of William Baldwin the son | Details | John Baldwin House (Boston Road) 376 Boston Rd Bennett Hall Howe High School |
Probate #874 |
William Baldwin died Dec. 21, 1762. His widow Mary gave bond as administratrix on Feb. 27, 1764 (sureties Benjamin Lewis, Edward Farmer). The inventory of March 16, 1763 (William Stickney, Joshua Abbot Jr., Oliver Farmer) values "the Homsted of about Forty three Acres of Land with the Buildings there on Standing" at 440 pounds and 30 acres of wood west of Concord River at 30 pounds. The estate lay unsettled until May 11, 1802, when the grandson Thomas Baldwin took administration de bonis non. The committee of 1802-1803 described the house lot "on the east side of the great county road about eighty rods north of the meeting house containing about five acres, with the buildings thereon standing; bounded on the west side by said road, on the north by land of John Parker jun and on the east and south sides by land of Solomon Pollard" ($700), with 45 acres opposite running to Concord River, and reported that "the right, title and interest of all the said children has been purchased by the said William, the son," except the shares of Thomas, Oliver and Mary. After that report was disallowed, the division of Feb. 26, 1806 (accepted March 13, 1806) gave the woodlot to the heirs of Thomas and an acre and a half each to the heirs of Oliver and of Mary, and "all the rest and residue," including the house lot, to the heirs of William the son. All 25 pages read.
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| May 20, 1796 | Deed | John Baldwin of Andover, Essex County, yeoman (b. 1743/4), eldest son of William Baldwin | His brothers William Baldwin and Thomas Baldwin of Billerica, husbandmen | Details | John Baldwin House (Boston Road) 376 Boston Rd Bennett Hall Howe High School |
122/335 (South) |
Dated March 26, 1773, acknowledged Dec. 27, 1773 before William Stickney, recorded May 20, 1796. For 40 pounds, "all my Right Title and Interest that I have or ought to have in and unto the two thirds of the real estate that was my Fathers Mr William Baldwin late of Billerica deceased lying in said town, being two shares of said estate" (the eldest son's double share) and his share of the personal estate. Witnesses William Stickney and Edward Farmer. Billerica town book 9, pages 240-241 (Southern Registry Book 122 Page 335). William Baldwin Jr. went on to buy out the other heirs, as the 1803 probate committee reported.
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Recorded is Book/Page at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds unless noted; Probate # is a Middlesex probate case, Ctf a Land Court certificate of title.